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Common questions
Is control4.com legit or a scam?
control4.com was registered Feb 13, 2003 (23 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns control4.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for control4.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was control4.com registered?
control4.com's registration dates to Feb 13, 2003 (23 years old), per public registration records. Amazon Registrar, Inc. is the registrar on record today.
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Registered 2003 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Control4 provides smart home automation software that integrates electronic components and systems to work together. The platform serves homeowners and building managers seeking to coordinate their existing devices and infrastructure.
Authority 87/100— ahead of 87% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
87 is a percentile: higher than 87% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #6,981)+9
Verified continuity: 23.7 years (RDAP registration)+10
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+20
Model score: 44/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 87/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 1 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 1 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What control4.com said about itself, 2013–2016
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2013
Control4 offers a complete line of home-automation products that makes sophisticated home-control solutions practical and affordable for every home. With C...
2016
Control4 offers the ultimate smart home automation solution by making the electronic components and systems you already use on a daily basis work together, seamlessly.rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2003
Domain registered (Feb 13, 2003).
2013
First tracked by AboutUs (Nov 6, 2013); profile edited 6 times through 2016.
✓ name continuity same company name for 13 years✓ domain continuity 23 years registered✓ live verified Oct 26, 2026
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · control4.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 23 years ago · on AboutUs since 2013 · 7 registrar changes since May 17, 2007 · 1 ownership change since 2007 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredFeb 13, 2003control4.com was registered on Feb 13, 2003.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageNov 6, 2013 – Feb 22, 2016An AboutUs wiki page described control4.com from Nov 6, 2013 to Feb 22, 2016 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2013
Registrar
THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NETTHE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NETMay 17, 2007 – Sep 5, 2012Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from May 17, 2007 to Sep 5, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 17, 2007 – May 19, 2026Registration records for control4.com are held from May 17, 2007 to May 19, 2026 (166 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Dec 2010 – Sep 2012Nameservers: zoneedit.comMay 17, 2007 – Dec 26, 2010Registration records listed zoneedit.com nameservers (ns14.zoneedit.com, ns18.zoneedit.com, ns7.zoneedit.com…) for control4.com from May 17, 2007 to Dec 26, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptSep 29, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 51 certificates for control4.com from Sep 29, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 23, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 23, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (25)
Feb 13, 2003Registration: control4.com was registered on Feb 13, 2003.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
May 17, 2007 – Sep 5, 2012Registrar: Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from May 17, 2007 to Sep 5, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 17, 2007 – May 19, 2026Ownership: Registration records for control4.com are held from May 17, 2007 to May 19, 2026 (166 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 17, 2007 – Dec 26, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed zoneedit.com nameservers (ns14.zoneedit.com, ns18.zoneedit.com, ns7.zoneedit.com…) for control4.com from May 17, 2007 to Dec 26, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 22, 2012Registrar: Registrar ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in the registration data recorded on Sep 22, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Sep 22, 2012 – Oct 17, 2013
Jul 1, 2013
“Control4 offers a complete line of home-automation products that makes sophisticated home-control solutions practical and affordable for every home. With C...”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Said about itself in 2016Jul 1, 2016“Control4 offers the ultimate smart home automation solution by making the electronic components and systems you already use on a daily basis work together, seamlessly.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2016
Current AboutUs recordJul 3, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Sep 22, 2012
Registrar ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in the registration data recorded on Sep 22, 2012.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NETNov 8, 2012 – Jan 14, 2014Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from Nov 8, 2012 to Jan 14, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Mar 15, 2014Registrar ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in the registration data recorded on Mar 15, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NETMay 9, 2014 – Mar 13, 2017Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from May 9, 2014 to Mar 13, 2017.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Apr 11, 2017Registrar ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in the registration data recorded on Apr 11, 2017.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NETJul 25, 2017 – Apr 14, 2019Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from Jul 25, 2017 to Apr 14, 2019.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Amazon Registrar, Inc.Amazon Registrar, Inc.May 16, 2019 – Oct 23, 2026 (latest)Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc. (IANA 468) in the registration data recorded, first on May 16, 2019 and most recently on Oct 23, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Ownership change
May 16, 2019
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded May 16, 2019. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2007–2026
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Sep 22, 2012 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com…) for control4.com from Sep 22, 2012 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Sep 22, 2012control4.com's nameservers moved from zoneedit.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Dec 26, 2010 and Sep 22, 2012. Last seen at zoneedit.com: Dec 26, 2010 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Sep 22, 2012 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 21 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Amazon Route 53 (ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com…) were the nameservers listed for control4.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 4, 2018 – May 19, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com…) for control4.com from Apr 4, 2018 to May 19, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 24, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 24, 2026: ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com, ns-773.awsdns-32.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 24, 2026
Google Trust ServicesSep 30, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Google Trust Services issued 92 certificates for control4.com from Sep 30, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
DigiCert IncOct 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 7 certificates for control4.com from Oct 6, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 22, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
AmazonOct 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Amazon issued 5 certificates for control4.com from Oct 6, 2026, the latest valid until May 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com…) for control4.com from Sep 22, 2012 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 22, 2012Zone file: control4.com's nameservers moved from zoneedit.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Dec 26, 2010 and Sep 22, 2012. Last seen at zoneedit.com: Dec 26, 2010 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Sep 22, 2012 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 21 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nov 8, 2012 – Jan 14, 2014Registrar: Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from Nov 8, 2012 to Jan 14, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 1, 2013AboutUs record: “Control4 offers a complete line of home-automation products that makes sophisticated home-control solutions practical and affordable for every home. With C...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com…) were the nameservers listed for control4.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nov 6, 2013 – Feb 22, 2016AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described control4.com from Nov 6, 2013 to Feb 22, 2016 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Mar 15, 2014Registrar: Registrar ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in the registration data recorded on Mar 15, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 9, 2014 – Mar 13, 2017Registrar: Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from May 9, 2014 to Mar 13, 2017.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 1, 2016AboutUs record: “Control4 offers the ultimate smart home automation solution by making the electronic components and systems you already use on a daily basis work together, seamlessly.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2016
Apr 11, 2017Registrar: Registrar ADVANCED INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in the registration data recorded on Apr 11, 2017.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 25, 2017 – Apr 14, 2019Registrar: Registrar THE NAME IT CORPORATION DBA NAMESERVICES.NET (IANA 57) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for control4.com, from Jul 25, 2017 to Apr 14, 2019.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Apr 4, 2018 – May 19, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com…) for control4.com from Apr 4, 2018 to May 19, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 16, 2019 – Oct 23, 2026Registrar: Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc. (IANA 468) in the registration data recorded, first on May 16, 2019 and most recently on Oct 23, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
May 16, 2019Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded May 16, 2019. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 3, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 24, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 24, 2026: ns-1462.awsdns-54.org, ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk, ns-254.awsdns-31.com, ns-773.awsdns-32.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 24, 2026
Sep 29, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 51 certificates for control4.com from Sep 29, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 23, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 23, 2026
Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 92 certificates for control4.com from Sep 30, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 7 certificates for control4.com from Oct 6, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 22, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 5 certificates for control4.com from Oct 6, 2026, the latest valid until May 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)